NEW YORK, N.Y. (MCC) - Sept. 22, 2006 - Nearly 45 religious leaders from Christian and Muslim faith backgrounds met with the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Sept. 20, in an open discussion about the role religious communities can play in reversing the deepening crisis between Iran and the United States.
Ecumenical News International – June 6, 2006 – The World Summit of Religious Leaders, the largest interfaith gathering to convene in Russia since the time of the Cold War, has closed by passing a resolution condemning terrorism, economic inequality, environmental abuses and the denigration of moral values in the modern world – writes Sophia Kishkovsky for Ecumenical News International.
2nd Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Convenes in Kazakhstan
Political Conflicts No Longer Solvable Exclusively on the Political Level
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1, 2006 — The Interfaith Summit on Africa, presented by Church World Service and the All Africa Conference of Churches July 19-21, brought together 53 African religious leaders from 23 countries with U.S. faith leaders and policymakers in Washington, D.C., at a time of great global unrest and worsening uncertainty.
Following on last year’s ground-breaking conference on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace at the UN, which brought together members of governments, the UN, and NGOs, the Phillippine Mission announced last week the creation of the Tripartite Forum on Interfaith Cooperation for Peace. The launch event was attended by representatives from more than 60 nations, UN departments, and civil society groups, including the five officers of the Committee of Religious NGOs (Soak Gakkai International, Temple of Understanding, Religions for Peace, Baha’is of the USA, United Religions Initiative).
Meeting from March 20 through 22nd, a group of 150 Jewish Rabbis and Islamic Imams gathered in Seville, Spain for dialogue and collaborative action planning, with the theme of "Islam and Judaism as instruments of peace - recognition and respect of others." Two of the participants, Co-Executive Directors of Children of Abraham, share their personal experiences of the conference, its conflicts, means, and results.
“Liberian Vice President Boakai Tells Monrovia Conference, Peace Depends On People Seeing Improvement in Their Lives
At the turn of the new year, Mussie Hailu, Vice Chair of the United Religions Initiative’s (URI) Global Council, wrote a touching and inspiring letter to URI members worldwide. Though written specifically to the URI, its content is broad and I commend it to all participants in the global interfaith movement.
The Interfaith Youth Core has been getting tremendous press of late. Catch up with their activities, and founder Eboo Patel’s thoughts on the interfaith movement and youth involvement in religions and society, in interviews and articles at:
Whether in European suburbs or Middle Eastern capitals, religious identity can often seem to be a source or fuel of conflict. And as many Western societies struggle to adapt to an emerging multicultural and multireligious reality, issues of tolerance and “living together” become ever more acute.
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